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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the experiences mentioned in Chapter 8, silence of what issues ended for Hooks?
(a) Matters of discrimination, politics, and age.
(b) Matters of race, class, and religion.
(c) Matters of insecurities, age, and class.
(d) Matters of race, class, and gender.

2. What did Hooks say about her interaction with white peers?
(a) She does not play close attention to how they interact with each other.
(b) It is similar to the way they interact with each other.
(c) She does not interact with white peers.
(d) There is a difference between the way she interacts with white peers and their interaction with each other.

3. What did Hooks say is now the reputation of feminist theory?
(a) It is ignored by men.
(b) It is understood but not taken seriously.
(c) It is respected.
(d) It is degraded.

4. In terms of feminist scholarship, what did Hooks say she was thankful for?
(a) She was thankful that many of her male colleagues have agreed to help her.
(b) She was thankful that it has become safer for women to do the work necessary.
(c) She was thankful that there have been many books written to support the cause.
(d) She was thankful that she has received little opposition along the way.

5. What did Hooks say women needed to move forward with?
(a) The emotional equivalent of mission statements.
(b) The emotional equivalent of objectives.
(c) The social equivalent of objectives.
(d) The social equivalent of mission statements.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hooks feel within her family?

2. Hooks talked about making space for what?

3. When Hooks was speaking of oppression in Chapter 8, to whom was she referring?

4. According to Hooks, when did racial distinctions become more pronounced?

5. In Chapter 5, what was the relationship status of Hooks' parents?

(see the answer key)

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